westham,eggyandchips wrote:If Brands could get its act together then the British GP could be saved, and us southern fans of F1 wouldn't have to travel up the M1.
Sadly, it will never, ever happen. The run-offs at Brands are far too short and the wooded area around the GP circuit is mostly protected. I also believe there would be huge issues with local noise restrictions and circuit access problems.
Brands is so much better a circuit that Silverstone its not even funny but will never again host a modern F1 race.
It's no surprise that Silverstone have run losses in 2015 and 2016 since Santander stopped sponsoring it. There was no main sponsor for those two years! Rolex are sponsoring it this year so I suspect they will have the running costs covered, and this is an attempt to get money from either F1 or the government.
Money grabbing old git. He's driven, pardon the pub, the who sport into the ground. Chasing dirty cash, at the expense of what matters most, the actual spectacle. Creating dull Tilke designed circuits in rich outposts, with no spectacle to engage viewers or fans, other than scenery
Donnington almost went bust chasing his demands and criteria, Silverstone could have easily gone the same way if they hadn't seen sense.
Brilliant qualifying lap from Lewis and thankfully, no penalty for incident with Grosjean. Would've been very cruel luck to have that lap count for nothing with a grid penalty. This really is a must win race for Hamilton, he needs to get some momentum going.
One of the many things wrong with F1 was highlighted today, namely a faster car/driver can easily get to within a second or so of the car in front, and that's it. No further progress.
Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote:One of the many things wrong with F1 was highlighted today, namely a faster car/driver can easily get to within a second or so of the car in front, and that's it. No further progress.
Too much reliance on aero.
To be fair that depends on the track. Abu Dhabi is a pile of **** and will never produce great passes.
Verstappen is fast becoming my new hero on track with his blood and thunder approach.
Vettel made it mildly competitive for a while but his "german instinct" got the better of him mid-season.
Hopefully 2018 will bring a more reliable and faster Mclaren, The Ferraris' and Redbulls' get closer to Mercedes.......and someone gives Perez a smack. Horrible little turd.